Kids say the most hilarious things, and I wish I wrote down some of the things my own kids say more often. Here are a few things my little ones have spilled recently…
When I came back from the hospital and J said to me:
“Mum, why do you still have a baby in your tummy?”
Me: “Umm… there’s no baby in there J. My tummy is just going to take some time to return to normal.”
J: “Oh, ok. I don’t like it like that. It needs to be flat again!”
Me: *tears streaming down my face… “This tummy stretched to carry all three of you!!”
When asking why her 16 year-old uncle isn’t married yet…
J: “Why isn’t Emmi (short for ‘Amja’ or ‘uncle’ in Turkish) married yet?”
Me: “Because he is too young J, he’s still in school…”
J: “Oh, so he can get married in the school holidays…”
A few weeks ago she suddenly piped up with…
“An-ne (or mum), I want to be exactly like you when I’m older…”
Me: “awwww that’s so sweet… but why baby?”
J: “Because I love you more than anyone else.”
And when putting her to bed tonight:
J: “I can’t sleep anymore An-ne…”
Me: “Oh why not baby?”
J: “I just feel different these days…”
Me: trying not to react “Why?!”
J: “I think it’s because I’m going to turn 5 soon…”
And a few one liners from Z, who is talking so much these days…
Z: “Just leave me An-ne, just leave me…” as she shuts the door on my face in defiance because I wouldn’t let her do something.
This morning…
Me: “Z what do you want for breakfast?”
Z: “Chocolate. I WANT CHOCOLATEEEE!!!”
And lastly,
Z: “all the girls love me An-ne, all of them!”
